Farming appliance.



W. W. KING. FARMING APPLIANCE.

PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1904.

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No. 781,149. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905. W. W. KING.

FARMING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6. 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

TO SOLOMON R. BARDWELL, OF NOLA, MISSISSIPPI.

FARMING APPLIANCE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0.781,149, dated January 31, 1905.

T Application filed July 6,1904. Serial 110,215,539.

T0 whom itmay concern:

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM WYLIE KING,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Nola, in the county ofLawrence and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Farming Appliances; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

' This invention, which relates to farming appliances, has for itsobject the production of a machine capable of being convertedat willinto a plow or a fertilizer-distributer or into a combined plow .anddistributor, dependent upon thedesired utilization.

The nature of the invention, together with the advantages peculiar tothe improved structure, is fully and clearly set forth in the followingdetailed description, in connection with which reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention in its preferredform of embodiment, it being understood that various modifications maybe made therein without exceeding the scope of the concluding claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a farming applianceembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a bottomplan view.. Fig. 4: .is a detail view of the hopper with its adjustingand vibrating means.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 2 designate the plow-beams,which are pivoted at their forward ends by bolts 3 3 to a front frame 4,whereby said beams may be adjusted to or from each other at theirrearward ends for a purpose presently to be described. The frame 1,which is of yoke form, has a forward extension 5, to which is secured adraft member 6. The machine is supported at its forward end by a wheel7, the axle of I which is journaled in a. fork 8, straddling the frameextension 5 and secured thereto by a bolt 9. A plurality of bolt-holes10 are provided, whereby the fork may be adjusted relatively to theframe to vary the height of the latter from the ground. The handles 11are ten the standard in place.

secured at their forward ends to the inner sides of the beams and aresupported toward their rearward ends by posts 12, erected from thebeams. A cross-rod 13, passed through the posts and handles, serves toconnect these parts, and to allow of the stated lateral adjustingmovement of the beams the handles and posts are slidable on the rod, butare secured after adjustment by nuts 14 15 on the' rod at'the sides of apost and handle.

- 16 17- designate the plow-standards, eachbeing provided at its topwith a bolt 18, extending through aslot 19 in the beam, a nut- 20 on thebolt serving when tightened to fas- The beams, and consequently theplows carried thereby, are adjustable to or from each other, accordingto .the desired distance between the rows, and to bring the plows inline with the draft regardless of such adjustment each standard'isprovided rearwardly of the bolt 18 with a like bolt and nut 21' 22,extending through the beam-slot and occupying one of a number of holes23 in the standard. After the adjustment of the beams each standard isturned to bring it in line with the draft, the bolt 18 serving as thepivot, and when properly positioned the bolt 21 is passed through thebeam-slot and thehole 23, resigtering therewith,'and the nuts areapplied to maintain the adjusted position of the plows.

Adjustment of the beams is obtained and maintained by slotted arms 2425, each pivoted'at one end by a bolt 26 to a beam at its under side,said arms being lapped at their opposite ends, as shown more clearly inFig. 3. A bolt 27, passed through the slots at said lapped ends of thearms, serves with a nut 28 to maintain theaoljusted position of thebeams. The bolt 27 and nut 28 have the additional function ofmaintaining the adjustment of the agitating means forthefertilizerdistributing hopper, which will now be described. Said hopper,which is numbered 29, is located at the frame f and is yieldinglysupported by posts 30 and connecting-links 81.

At the reduced discharge-opening of the hopper is a spout 32,pivotednear its rear end by a pin 33 to the hopper, whereby its free forwardend is adjustable to regulate the discharge of material, said adjustmentbeing obtained by an arm 34:,pivoted to the hopper at 35 and having itslower end bent forwardly and engaging the under side of the spout. Thearm 34 is intermediately provided with a slot 36, through which passesan adjustingscrew 37, turnable in a threaded opening in the hopper-wall,the arm being confined between collars on the screw. Adjustment of thespoutis therefore obtained by turning the screw and by movement of thearm, as plainly shown in Fig. 4. By this means the discharge of materialis readily controlled independently of the extent of vibration of thehopper. The hopper is vibrated by a rod 38, having an opening or slot39, through which the lower end of the hopper extends. The rod at itsforward end is forked, the fork members extending at the sides of thewheel in the paths of teeth 41,carried by the wheel, which means obtainsthe vibration of the hopper to insure the proper discharge of thematerial. The extent of vibrations of the hopper is regulated bylongitudinal adjustment of the rod to bring the forked end more or lessinto the path of the teeth. To maintain such adjustment, the rod isprovided at its rear end with aslot 4E2, through which the bolt 27passes, and when the nut 28 is tightened the rod is firmly held againstlongitudinal movement.

The feed of material may be checked by elevating the spout,by adjustmentof the rod to clear the teeth, or by removing the hopper. The plows byreason of the beam-slots may be positioned at any desired point alongthe beams, as shown, or to bring one plow in advance of the other. Alsothe plows, which as shown are of the right and left type, may beinterchanged or may be taken off and other typessubstituted. Theappliance may therefore be converted from a combined plow and fertilizer-distributer into a plow which by reason of the interchangeability andsubstitution of its plow members and the provision for shifting thepositions of the latter may be employed for a variety of purposes. Thelateral adjustment of the plows, moreover, enables the making of anywidth between the rows by the simple act of moving the beams and aliningthe plow members.

I claim as my invention 1. In a farming appliance of the characterdescribed, a frame, a wheel supporting said frame and carrying acircular series of teeth, laterally-adjustable plow-beams pivoted attheir forward ends to said frame, plows on said beams,linkspivoted tothe rearward ends of the beams and having their ends lapped, a hopper,means for vibrating said hopper including an adjustable red one end ofwhich is in the path of said teeth and the other end of which isslotted, and a securing-bolt passed through the slot in the rod andthrough the lapped ends of the links.

2. In a farming appliance of the character described, a wheeled frame,laterally-adjustable plow-beams pivoted at their forward ends to saidframe, plows adjustable along said beams, links pivoted to the rearwardends of the beams and having their ends lapped, a hopper, a regulableclosure for the hopper discharge-outlet, means for vibrating the hopperincluding an adjustable rod havingin one end aslot, and a securing-boltpassed through the slot in therod and through the lapped ends of thelinks.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

his \VILLIAM \VYLIE X IiINU.

Witnesses:

E. L. SUTTON, NALA \Vnrrn.

